The mayor of Accra, Mohammed Adjei Sowah, has said the MP for Klottey Korle, Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, lied when she claimed food shared by the government to the vulnerable during the lockdown period, is being done on a partisan basis.
The government is feeding some four hundred thousand people in Accra, Kumasi, Tema and Kasoa – the areas which are under lockdown, as part of measures to mitigate the spread of coronavirus which has killed eight out of the six hundred thirty-six confirmed cases.
Read below the Accra mayor’s response to Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings:
COVID-19: Quit petty politicking on food distribution for the vulnerable
My attention has been drawn to a video of the Member of Parliament for Klottey Korle Constituency, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, sharing, what is believed to be food wrapped in plastic bags to some women she claimed to be Kayayee circulating on social media.
In the said video, Zanetor Rawlings alleged that in spite of claims by the government that food packages and hot meals are being distributed to poor households and the vulnerable in locked-down areas amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, the beneficiaries in her constituency are not receiving the food and those who have are being asked to show party membership cards before they are attended to.
This is sadly not the case and it’s unfortunate that at a time like this, such a statement would be made by an Honourable Member of Parliament who has been missing all this while [and] resurfaced out of the blue for attention.
I wish to put on record that officers from the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) in branded vests working with the Assemblies share over 5000 pieces of food packages to the vulnerable including Kayayee around Ridge, Ministerial Enclave, Kinbu, Tema Station and Afua Sutherland Children Park in the Central Business District (CBD) every day. Even though the government has welcomed efforts by all to support the effort to lessen the effects of the lockdown on the vulnerable, misinformation and attempts to politicise such efforts should not be countenanced.
If Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings decides to complement government efforts by sharing food to Kayayee, she should do so following set-down protocols which do not put vulnerable persons at further risks and would be better done by liaising with agencies that are mandated to work in the management of crisis and not attempt to score cheap political points while propagating falsehood.
This is a time when the nation and the world at large is battling a pandemic and unity of purpose with focus is expected of all in leadership.
I wish to urge all residents to continue to cooperate with national and local government and adhere to all the precautionary measures outlined by the President to slow the spread of the COVID-19 in the country.
This too, shall pass.
Signed
M. Adjei Sowah
Mayor of Accra
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the idea to share food came from government which is an innovation in itself. we saw what happened in 1982, who shared any food? we saw food being shared and nobody was asked to produce an ID card. this daughter who was educated at the expense of murdered Ghanaian leaders should stop this si-lly behavior. this father deceive the whole country, amass wealth which he could otherwise have not gotten if he had not murdered officer and men of the armed forces including many civilians. stop the shame less bi-gotry and needless politiking. it a shame that such persons have a voice in the country. check what your grandfather did in the Ashanti kingdom and how he came to stay in Nsawam. check why konadu was being tried. dont come and bluff us cos we know you. nothing of value. get a life and marry.
Massa come to Kpone, they shared the food based on party lines
THIS SMALL GIRL IS A BIG LIAR.WHY IS YOUR MOTHERNOT IN NDC.BECAUSE NDC IS AN EVIL PARTY.IHAVE SEEN FIILI FIILI FOD BEING SHARED.IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO DO IT ON PARTY LINES.I HAVE ALSO SEEN WHATSUPP CIRCULATING,IT IS NEVER TRUE AND NOT POSSIBLE TO DO IT ON PARTY LINES.YOUR DESPERATION FOR POWER WONT WASH.THIS TIME AROUND IT WILL BE ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED VOTES DIFFERENCE.MARK IT ON THE WALL.REGARDS TO GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL ONE.
The real evils are those in power now they are more than satan himself you guys think that u are the only people who love in ghana this partisan sharing of food and envelops to npp guys is all over the place npp should ask the Dome mp if she did not share food and envelops to her party people stop de joking Mr mayor and sit up because that is 2 hat u areaten doing
NDC is an ev!l party.....
All NDC know to do is to lie. Just throwing dust into the public eye. Please let us support leadership to fight this invisible enemy.
MISCHIEVOUS. ANY SURPRISES?